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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven 110 reviews
Sherman Alexie
Grove Press, 2005
That's How I Do Life Sometimes By Making The Ordinary Just Like Magic... -Sherman Alexie
+ Amazing
+ stories as evocative as any novel
+ Very good writer
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Arundel30 reviews
Kenneth Roberts
Down East Books, 1995
Roberts at his Best
+ A good story brilliantly told!
+ Historical Fiction well written
+ Pinnacle of American Historical Fiction
+ A moving adventure in history
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (Lewis & Clark ...348 reviews
Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1996
A Story of True Courage
+ A gift to all generations of Americans who follow
+ Must Read
+ Extraordinary
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe 46 reviews
Thomas Cahill
Nan A. Talese, 2006
Answer to ancient questions
Thomas Cahill went to a heck of a lot of research to be able to put together centuries of history and facts and stories to get such an organized telling of what was really happening during those dark times. Along with watching 'Da Vinci Code', I started asking myself questions, and several answers ...
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The Killer Angels 1 review
Michael Shaara
Birlinn Ltd, 2006
Pivotal Three Days.
I was always interested in Americas' Civil War and had read some excellent books on the subject such as "A Brotherhood of Valor", "Through Blood and Fire at Gettysburg", "Battle Cry of Freedom" but "The Killer Angels" is a very special one.
Late Michael Shaara has performed an excellent research ...
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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The: A Novel (P.S.)3 reviews
Ron Hansen
Harper Perennial, 2007
What A Great Read!
+ poor jesse
+ A Fantastic Western
Look, I don't know how much of the "novel" THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD is true; I don't know how much of the dialogue and interaction and actions of the characters actually took place, or were embellished by a very gifted Ron Hansen.
But does it matter? The ...
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The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts41 reviews
Tom Farley, Tanner Colby
Viking Adult, 2008
A wonderful book about a brilliant and troubled addict
+ Farley Made Me Think About...
+ I could not put the book down, it was excellent.
+ Fabulously enlightening and sad
+ Simply Amazing
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Shutter Island 400 reviews
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch, 2004
I LOVED this book
+ A first-rate page-turner
+ Very unpredictable story.
+ Too Smart for My Own Good
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Catch-223 reviews
Joseph Heller
Vintage, 1994
The insanity and inanity of war
+ CATCH-22 a masterpiece.
+ A Great Read
War, for all its glory, gore, bloodshed, tragedy and horror, in the end is often one continuous story of insanity and inanity. People find themselves in circumstances that to the outsider, might seem quite funny. So goes this book; Catch-22, by Joseph Heller. Probably one of the great 20th ...
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Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West134 reviews
Hampton Sides
Anchor, 2007
great choice for history buffs & western fans
+ Excellent
+ Blood and Thunder recommended for non-history buffs
+ Great Book
+ An amazing epic of American History
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)431 reviews
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
One hell of a book
+ A Great Read Despite Its Problems
+ No Man's Land
+ Well written with disturbingly unique character
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Old Man And The Sea (Scribner Classics)686 reviews
Ernest Hemingway
Scribner, 1996
The sea giveth...and the sea taketh away
+ Well, he nailed the title . . .
+ the super old man
"The Old Man and the Sea" was Ernest Hemingway's last important work. Written in Cuba in 1951 and when published, it became one of his most recognize pieces. The work won him the Pulitzer prize in 1953 and the Nobel prize in literature in 1954.
*SPOILER*
This is ...
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal499 reviews
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
What did jesus do during those lost years???
+ Fantastic!
+ Hylarious and moving story of Jesus
+ Great book, would have loved to of met Biff in real life!!!
+ Biff is a Great Read!
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)431 reviews
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
One hell of a book
+ A Great Read Despite Its Problems
+ No Man's Land
+ Well written with disturbingly unique character
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (Lewis & Clark ...348 reviews
Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1996
A Story of True Courage
+ A gift to all generations of Americans who follow
+ Must Read
+ Extraordinary
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Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West134 reviews
Hampton Sides
Anchor, 2007
great choice for history buffs & western fans
+ Excellent
+ Blood and Thunder recommended for non-history buffs
+ Great Book
+ An amazing epic of American History
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal499 reviews
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
What did jesus do during those lost years???
+ Fantastic!
+ Hylarious and moving story of Jesus
+ Great book, would have loved to of met Biff in real life!!!
+ Biff is a Great Read!
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The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts41 reviews
Tom Farley, Tanner Colby
Viking Adult, 2008
A wonderful book about a brilliant and troubled addict
+ Farley Made Me Think About...
+ I could not put the book down, it was excellent.
+ Fabulously enlightening and sad
+ Simply Amazing
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven110 reviews
Sherman Alexie
Grove Press, 2005
That's How I Do Life Sometimes By Making The Ordinary Just Like Magic... -Sherman Alexie
+ Amazing
+ stories as evocative as any novel
+ Very good writer
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Shutter Island400 reviews
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch, 2004
I LOVED this book
+ A first-rate page-turner
+ Very unpredictable story.
+ Too Smart for My Own Good
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